Angel
Fund: Collects voluntary contributions
throughout the year from I.T. donors. These
donations assist in making purchases for the
school.
Assemblies: Selects and coordinates
PTO sponsored special enrichment activities, workshops,
and assemblies for the children. Chairs attend
a one-day performers’ showcase in the fall
to determine appropriate programs.
Bake Sales: Organizes and
conducts all Bake Sales for various programs throughout
the year.
Bingo Night: Coordinates, organizes
and publicizes annual Family Bingo Night.
Birthday Books: Promotes purchases
of Birthday Books in honor of children. Acknowledges
purchased books throughout the year.
Blizzard Days: Arranges Blizzard
Days on 4 Wednesdays of the year -or quarterly.
Informs parents, finds volunteers, collects money,
and supervises distribution at lunch.
Book Fair: Arranges the annual
Book Fair; works with book vendors, sends out promotional
material, prepares decorations, organizes volunteers
for set-up on days of the fair.
Bus Transportation: Monitors
buses for routes, safety, and children’s
initial adjustments; organizes parent pool to ride
the buses during the initial weeks of school.
Buzz Book: Compiles all information
for the Buzz Book, including family names, addresses,
phone numbers, e-mails and class information. Distributes
completed Buzz Books.
Coat & Boot Drive: Assists
in collection and distribution of coats and boots.
Family Science Day: Plans and
coordinates activities for families.
Fifth Grade Graduation: Plans
and implements graduation party and activities
for fifth grade students. Raises money for
class gift.
Fine Arts Enrichment: Creates
art projects and prepares presentations for classes
during school hours about selected artists, architects,
musicians, photographers, etc. No experience
necessary… we make it foolproof!
Fun Fest: Helps coordinate and
implement spring Fun Fest. Organizes entertainment,
food, Raffle Baskets, and other activities.
Gift Wrap: Helps run and coordinate
fall Gift Wrap fundraiser. Collects forms,
submits to vendor, and distributes merchandise.
Great Books: Leads discussions
for Jr. Great Books program for an 8- week period. Note:
this program is for 2nd and
3rd graders.
Hospitality: Provides refreshments
at PTO meetings, kindergarten orientation, PTO-
sponsored events, conferences, and orientation;
plans and organizes end-of-year Teachers’ Luncheon.
Hot Lunches: The Chair arranges
Hot Lunch Days per schedule, informs parents, finds
volunteers, collects money, and supervises at the
time of hot lunch distribution. Volunteers distribute
lunches to kids.
Ice-Skating Party: Coordinates,
organizes, publicizes and collects money for annual
ice-skating party at Centennial Ice Arena.
In-House Publicity: Maintains
entry hall bulletin board. Assists Recording Secretary
in disseminating school information through Trailblazer,
e-mail Blast system, and flyers home.
Kids Who Care: A curriculum based
program that meets with each grade’s teachers
to formulate a community service project for students.
Language Clubs: Coordinates before
and after school language programming. Prepares
sign-up forms, collects checks, organizes teachers
and kids.
Learning Center: Assists in Learning
Center on a regular basis.
New Family Welcome: Contacts
and welcomes every family new to Indian Trial.
Answers any questions relating to school and school
activities, recommends ways to get involved in
the PTO, and greets new families at school events.
Parking Lot Safety: Prepares
and distributes carpool name cards, monitors drop-
off/pick-up procedures.
Picture Day: Runs Picture Day;
coordinates scheduling, volunteers, ordering, and
money collection.
Publicity: Publicizes school
events/activities within community by preparing
press releases/photographs and submitting
them to the Highland Park News
Reading Night: Coordinates and
publicizes Family Reading Night in conjunction
with annual Scholastic Book Fair.
Room Parent: Chair initiates
phone tree for various events and emergencies;
selects Room Parents from submitted requests; communicates
responsibilities to all Room Parents; provides
Room Parents with information packet before orientation;
identifies lead Room Parent for each grade. Note:
committee does not consist of people who want to
be Room Parents, but rather, those who want to
coordinate volunteers.
School Merchandise: Selects and
sells school merchandise. Develops display
case for beginning of year sales.
School Supplies: Coordinates
and fills school supply orders at start of year.
Trailblazer: Organizes, facilitates
printing and distribution of the bi-weekly school
newsletter to classrooms.
Trail Trekkers: Organizes activities
and volunteers for 1st and 2nd grade lunchtime
walking club in the fall.
Used Books: Organizes the Spring
Used Book Drive.
Yearbook: Responsible for creation,
coordination, collection of money and distribution
of our yearbook. Captures photographic memories
throughout the year. |
